In some cases, training was funded from the EU treasury and carried out in countries with a history of human rights violations.
Specialists of the non-profit organization Privacy International told how police officers around the world undergo special training at the little-known agency of the European Union for carrying out surveillance on Facebook and hacking Apple iPhone.
According to the documents, the European Police Training College (CEPOL) for law enforcement has instructed officers around the world on how to properly use malware and other tools to gain access to citizens' phones and monitor social networks. In some cases, training was funded from the EU treasury and carried out in countries with a history of human rights violations.
CEPOL provides training in various areas and is funded by EU programs. Some of the initiatives took place as part of counter-terrorism programs, while others, such as the $ 13.6 million drone, surveillance camera and wiretapping project in Niger, were funded from the EU Trust Fund for Africa.
According to a CEPOL spokesman, the training was conducted in accordance with EU legislation and European Union policies, and the exchange of best practices and methods, including those related to digital forensics and monitoring of social networks, is important for building the capacity of third countries to more effectively combat horrific crimes.
Among the hundreds of tutorials received by Privacy International, some talk about iPhone jailbreak tools like GrayKey. In a tutorial slide for a session in Morocco, CEPOL informs attendees that a key benefit of using GrayKey with the Axiom tool, created by Canadian police partner Magnet Forensics, is to intercept Apple's keys on the iPhone, allowing access to applications and user data.
As for another way to jailbreak iPhones or other smartphones, Spain's Policia Nacional, a CEPOL partner, has trained the Bosnia and Herzegovina authorities on how to use malware to remotely control infected devices. One slide simply said, "The future is malware."
CEPOL and European police are encouraging foreign governments to spy on social media. One slide for the Moroccan National Security Agency explored the use of fake accounts and the purchase of social media analytics tools used to visualize relationships between targets of interest.
On Twitter, agents are encouraged to impersonate developers in order to gain deeper access than the average user. They can then use tools to clean up and collect data.
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Specialists of the non-profit organization Privacy International told how police officers around the world undergo special training at the little-known agency of the European Union for carrying out surveillance on Facebook and hacking Apple iPhone.
According to the documents, the European Police Training College (CEPOL) for law enforcement has instructed officers around the world on how to properly use malware and other tools to gain access to citizens' phones and monitor social networks. In some cases, training was funded from the EU treasury and carried out in countries with a history of human rights violations.
CEPOL provides training in various areas and is funded by EU programs. Some of the initiatives took place as part of counter-terrorism programs, while others, such as the $ 13.6 million drone, surveillance camera and wiretapping project in Niger, were funded from the EU Trust Fund for Africa.
According to a CEPOL spokesman, the training was conducted in accordance with EU legislation and European Union policies, and the exchange of best practices and methods, including those related to digital forensics and monitoring of social networks, is important for building the capacity of third countries to more effectively combat horrific crimes.
Among the hundreds of tutorials received by Privacy International, some talk about iPhone jailbreak tools like GrayKey. In a tutorial slide for a session in Morocco, CEPOL informs attendees that a key benefit of using GrayKey with the Axiom tool, created by Canadian police partner Magnet Forensics, is to intercept Apple's keys on the iPhone, allowing access to applications and user data.
As for another way to jailbreak iPhones or other smartphones, Spain's Policia Nacional, a CEPOL partner, has trained the Bosnia and Herzegovina authorities on how to use malware to remotely control infected devices. One slide simply said, "The future is malware."
CEPOL and European police are encouraging foreign governments to spy on social media. One slide for the Moroccan National Security Agency explored the use of fake accounts and the purchase of social media analytics tools used to visualize relationships between targets of interest.
On Twitter, agents are encouraged to impersonate developers in order to gain deeper access than the average user. They can then use tools to clean up and collect data.
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